PC#2 wants to keep running on weekends, so I keep routing my courses to incorporate the first 2 miles to be with her. Excellent!
Ready to go! Elly will be ready after she gets her fill of lip balm smell! |
It was a see-your-breath morning today which is perfect running weather! At least, it's perfect for me even though my knees ... seriously, my knees ... were cold for many miles! Perhaps the chilly is not yet perfect for PC#2 as I looked next to me and saw this:
She's keeping her nose and her ears warm. |
But, while we may not see eye to eye on the temperatures, I'm pleased to see that my treasure hunting has totally rubbed off. Among a couple of other scores, she found this:
Yup, it's a monkey. It's missing a tail, and its head is wobbly. But, it's fabulous. |
Anyway, I was also super-impressed with her on the very last stretch of Mile 1 because it's a pretty mean up hill. I've had to work for a couple of years for it to not make me gasp nor slow down, so it was impressive we both kept our pace. At the top, I said, "Well done. That's a tough up hill." I was just waiting for her to tell me it was no big deal to her which might have disheartened her ol' mom even though I'm sure I am supposed to be pleased with such a declaration. (Disheartened, have to kick her, same-same ...) Instead, though, she thanked me and said, "I was wondering who decided this hill was a good idea." Ah, even with someone who can cruise like I never have, I'm not alone!
We got to the end of our together miles where we hugged and took a commemorative photo ...
... before heading on our own ways. She ran back with Aaron and Elly and picked me a bouquet of flower weeds along the way:
Who else has a running partner who will pick them flowers? I win! |
Also cool were the things I saw along the way! In total, I found 5 pennies (yeah!!). See?
And, I saw a snake by a curb. That snake was still alive, so I kept on going. No need to make friends. I also saw a guy walking who seriously looked like he was in a trance. He stared straight ahead and was completely expressionless. I didn't want to make friends with him, either. And, certainly, no picture ... eeks!
Back to happy, I saw these:
And, while I know I've shared a pretty good variety of things I find along my runs, I most assuredly have not shown you this:
It's one thing to wonder why a penny is randomly along the road. Don't you think it's entirely another to come across a whole sandwich? I do ... |
And, today at the 8-mile mark, I also visualized the picture my friend sent me after she finished her 10 miles yesterday. Her face was beaming, and I thought to myself, "I want to feel that way today, too." So, I kept a happy attitude and kept on going. It's good to have someone with you even if not physically right next to you!
And, when I hit what I thought was the 9-mile mark, I realized I was actually past 9 miles. WOOOOOOHOO, when does that ever happen? Um, never ... it's always the other way ... thinking you're at 9 when you're hovering at 3 (Isn't that the way it can feel sometimes?!). So, with less than a mile to go, I used that remaining time to calculate just how many times I've run 10 or more miles ... the current number is .. rat-a-tat-tat ... 24. Twenty-four 10-mile-or-more outings. Who the heck would have put money on that? Not I ... funny how I overcame even myself!
With that figured out, I wrapped up the run with a wee bit of water remaining, a few more grapes in my pocket and that feeling I love every time I get it:
I. Totally. Did. It. !! |
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